Canada's next steps in aluminum
Canada is repositioning its aluminum exports toward Europe and Mexico as US tariffs raise costs, strain downstream demand and reshape trade flows.
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AMU Community Chat: LME and Midwest premium highs and tariff fatigue
AMU contributors Greg Wittbecker and Edward Meir spoke on a wide range of topics during a Community Chat on Thursday, Jan. 22.
Rio Tinto says Quebec smelter expansion on track for Q1
The smelter is expected to be fully ramped up by end of the year, the mining company said.
EU targets small packaging in new recycling partnership
The move comes as pressure is increasing to keep scrap at home but US tariff exemptions have made exports more appealing.
LME high grade aluminum: How high is high in a post-China cost curve?
Rising global capital and power costs, driven by China's production cap and higher-cost expansion in Indonesia, are structurally resetting aluminum's incentive price, making higher LME levels necessary to unlock new primary capacity outside China.
Manufacturing expansions, Airbus developments, low recycling rates, and more
There’s a lot of news to keep track of, so we’re lending a hand with highlights from the past month and what they mean for you.
ALUKO Group expands US manufacturing footprint
ALUKO Group plans to establish a second US manufacturing facility in Tennessee, expanding its domestic manufacturing presence beyond the EV-focused Jackson site.
AMU Community Chat: Grifone talks CBAM, tariffs and the global economy
“The global economy as we knew it for many years has gone and we have this sort of selective global economy – markets into markets.”
Misery loves company: The plight of low recycling in plastics
Despite competing fiercely for market share, aluminum and plastics share the same structural recycling failures rooted in incentives and policy resistance.
Hoover enters aluminum cladding with acquisition of Arconic asset
Hoover Treated Wood Products is entering the aluminum-cladding market through its acquisition of Arconic's AAP LLC operation in Eastman, Ga., adding ACM production to its portfolio while Arconic retains its Kawneer building-system assets.